Links I Like…
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Cool stuff you can get me for my birthday. Or use to impress your friends.
Fashion & Lifestyle
Feel like some new threads? Check out the Indie and Vintage delights of http://www.modcloth.com Also known as the place where money goes to die in our house…
These peeps will be the death of me financially speaking: www.meandoli.com Their work is always offbeat, creative and sure to inspire you!
I’m in love with Frankie: an Aussie magazine stuffed with weird, wonderful and always offbeat delights… Hop on over to www.frankie.com.au/, you can thank me later!
This is a beautiful South African site, collecting all kinds of weird and wonderful delights… You can spend hours browsing www.missmoss.co.za/
A blog that’s just magical and emo and brilliant and bizarre at the same time. www.iwrotethisforyou.me – it’s written for you.
Kris Atomic’s the place to go for a rush of prettiness and fashion… http://blog.krisatomic.com/
Music
I say, bring back tape decks! Well, or mixed CDs, at least… Why? ‘Cos it’s romantic… You decide, www.cassettefrommyex.com/
Full Of BS is local music fanatic Brett Schewitz’s blogspot: a mix of his photography and musings on local music and pop culture tidbits. Great for browsing!
Luca Vincenzo’s love for music is pretty much self-evident… A creative indie take on all things melodic! Check out No Holds Barred.
Feel like finding new music, not sure where to go? Check out Shuffler – Internet-radio made by music blogs!
Movies
An oldie, but a goodie, stuffed full of movie… er… stuff… http://www.empireonline.com/
It’s still in embryonic stage, but http://fuelledbyfilm.com/ promises to become the go-to place for thoughtful film reviews… Done by a man obsessed by all things flickering and popcorn-tinged!
My friend The Publisher is a movie guru. What he doesn’t know about the art of film hasn’t been invented yet… The catch? He writes in Afrikaans… Get yer dictionaries and go on over to Flieks Maak Saak!
If you love horror-, cult- and all kinds of freaky movies stuff, check out Eccentric Cinema. Fascinating.
Photography, Design, Illustration, Art
Ever heard of Darla Teagarden? Magical photography, a trip down the rabbit hole for sure! www.myspace.com/darlateagarden
Yay! Everyday is the perfect kickstart to a grey day devoid of any inspiration… It’s a collective of images, illustrations, video – all kinds of thoughts and ideas by all kinds of people. Check it out at http://yayeveryday.com/
Ffffound is an image bookmarking site that allows you to post and share your favourite images on the web, while recommending other cool stuff you might like… Hours of browsing at http://ffffound.com/
The sub-studio design blog – cos it’ll make you feel cool by proxy… http://blog.sub-studio.com/
Pandas get bored. And then they go find some funky stuff at www.boredpanda.com/
The Motel do magical illustration work on all kinds of projects… www.themotel.co.za/
Waldo Swiegers is a talented local photog, and a nice guy as well… Check out his work here and here!
Humour
I believe that the creator of xkcd webcomics is destined to be my husband. Second husband, anyway. Or minion. Well-educated poolboy perhaps. Go check out his fantastic, smart webcomics at http://xkcd.com/ and you’ll understand why.
Dinosaur comics. Oh yes. Believe it… www.qwantz.com/index.php
What would a laugh be without a classic from Cyanide And Happiness? Hollow, that’s what…
Books
One day I’ll marry Terry Pratchett. Or get his autograph. Soon methinks! www.terrypratchettbooks.com
The most wonderful Pig in the world boasts the cutest website in the world… Go visit Olivia at www.oliviathepiglet.com/
I love this tiny little bookshop in Melville… If you haven’t been yet, you need to visit Love Books asap!
Business
http://www.medios.co.za/ Everything you need to know about practical, new-world marketing! And no, it isn’t boring at all…
http://medioswords.blogspot.com/ A blog that makes writing, language and words funny and interesting – read it if you’ve been too long immersed in SMS speak – or want to write for money.
For tips on copywriting and online marketing, try Copyblogger… Immense resource.